Istanbul

Tips and Articles in Istanbul

Anyone that can't make it out to the Breaking Bad themed pop-up bar in London can now consider a trip to Istanbul, which is home to a new Walter White coffee house. Water's Coffee Roastery borrows the super-clean aesthetic from the show's secret c...

Uber may be seeing resistance in some parts of the world (ahem, East Hampton), but the car service app is expanding to new forms of transportation in others. The company just announced their first foray into the world of boating with UberBOAT and ...

A few weeks ago, artists of different generations and pursuits gathered in Istanbul for the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival (IST.), a weekend of free conversations and art exhibits—the stuff that brings together luminaries from fiel...

A few weeks ago, artists of different generations and pursuits gathered in Istanbul for the Istanbul International Arts & Culture Festival (IST.), a weekend of free conversations and art exhibits—the stuff that brings together luminaries from fiel...

10 Karaköy
Neighborhood: Arty, of-the-moment Karaköy, a once-downtrodden harbor district now revitalized with cafés and galleries.
Style: Low-luster bling with a touch of the traditional. Architect Sinan Kafadar gave this 1875 Neoclassical b...

Hotels around the world are getting more expensive. According a recent report by the behemoth booking site Hotels.com, the average price for a room rose about three percent globally from 2013 to 2014, fifth consecutve year of rising rates. Here in...

Pancake Bakery, Amsterdam: Bacon-, cheese-, or apple-topped pannenkoeken (larger and thinner than American flapjacks) are the items to order at this intimate canal-side space. 191 Prinsengracht. $$
Lauras Bakery, Copenhagen: In a land obsessed ...

See our slideshow of 10 Amazing Bridges.
They are a marvel of engineering. Their function is purposeful yet poetic. And they’ve inspired musicians, painters, and writers for centuries. Beyond the sheer practicality of crossing ravines and water, ...

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Al Soussi, Beirut, Lebanon: For more than 50 years, this pint-size kitchen in West Beirut has been serving an irresistible version of fatteh, made with layers of toasted pita, chickpeas, yogurt, and pine n...

Regent Seven Seas Voyager, Hong Kong
“Don’t miss a dinner of venison, rabbit, and foie gras at chef Alain Ducasse’s Spoon, in the InterContinental hotel. Its location on the Kowloon edge of Victoria Harbour is spectacular. Ask to be seated by eig...

Oberkampf, Paris
This former haven for dive bars has become ground zero for high-end chefs with casual-bistro dreams—and the trend has spread across the 11th Arrondissement. At Au Passage (1 bis Passage St.-Sébastien; lunch for two $72), dishes b...

For me, a trip isn’t complete unless there is afterward something tiny and preferably sparkly in my possession. Of course, buying a new piece of jewelry is usually a wonderful experience, but when you go vintage, you are also purchasing a bit of t...

On a recent jaunt through five of Europe’s eating capitals, I’d decided I would engage zero deconstructed asparagus or rearranged pot-au-feu. Instead I would set out across the Continent and England with a simpler goal: I wanted an illusion—at lea...